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The original WWE Championship: photos( g Z& q% |2 u0 A7 x& l
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" l5 @( G& H, V* Y2 d/ U: Z; f& j4 OBruno Sammartino beat Buddy Rogers for this WWE Title on May 17, 1963, in Madison Square Garden.
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7 _$ n* o1 x" X3 HWhen an authentic WWE Championship was created, this title was returned to Rogers." K1 V1 V5 D5 v" C& k/ \
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- h! E* {. D0 r( T; o$ hIt was lost to time before the widow of former wrestler Johnny Barend found it in her attic in August 2012.4 ^9 _; J+ b. y. X+ ^/ S
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WWE acquired the title in 2013 and presented it to Bruno Sammartino before his WWE Hall of Fame induction.2 B% Z* k, y7 |) E% a+ F y4 b
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